This Practice Note explains the main fitness to practise hearing before the Health and Care Professions Tribunal (HCPT). It deals with preparation for...
The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...
This Practice Note examines agreements entered into under sections 38 and 278 of the Highways Act 1980, considering the obligations they impose and,...
The introduction of trial by a single justice was a response to a belief, on the part of the government, that the use of two or three justices to deal...
When is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the parties contract...
This Practice Note considers what damages may be available as remedy for claims in tort, including negligence claims.For general guidance on damages,...
There can be only one lease at a time giving a right to possession and occupation of property. Consequently, if a landlord subsequently grants a lease...
A civil recovery order (CRO) is an order available to recover the proceeds of crime through action in the High Court, rather than the criminal court,...
Background to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely,...
Starter homes policy2014 starter homes consultationIn December 2014 the government first announced its intention to launch a new starter homes scheme,...
Before conveyance of the property, the landlord is likely to have to repair damage to the structure, exterior and some installations and common parts...
The right to buy (RTB) scheme enables eligible council and housing association tenants to buy their home at a discount. The maximum amount of discount...
The right to buyThe Housing Act 1985 (HA 1985) grants secure tenants the right in certain circumstances to acquire the freehold of a house they live...
For the purposes of this Q&A we have focused on the nature and extent of the provision of section 178 of the Housing Act 1985 (HA 1985) which applies...
Secure or flexible tenants have the ‘right to buy’ their homes at a discount after they have spent a specified time as a public sector tenant. This is...
A local housing authority will generally have more duties towards a tenant of theirs than they will towards a right to buy (RTB) owner. On the basis...
The right to buy scheme enables most council tenants to buy their council home at a discount, provided they are a secure tenant, it is their only or...
In this Q&A we refer to ‘disposal’ as the transfer of the freehold interest, or to the granting of an option to acquire the same (and does not refer...
Exercising the right to buy (RTB)If a tenant seeks the right to buy (RTB), they must serve notice on the landlord in the prescribed form (Form RTB1 in...
To be eligible for Right to Buy (RTB), the tenant must have been in a public sector tenancy for at least three years (section 28 of the Deregulation...
The statutory authority which may be considered in this scenario is the Housing Act 1985 (HA 1985). This act explains what clauses can be included in...